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double-barrelled

adjective

  1. (of a gun) having two barrels
  2. extremely forceful or vehement
  3. (of a surname) having hyphenated parts
  4. serving two purposes; ambiguous

    a double-barrelled remark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Wearing homemade bullet-proof vests, they train their weapons - mostly old single and double-barrelled shotguns - on a rival bunker less than a mile away.

From BBC

Nearby, a Kuki woman, wearing a black T-shirt, camouflage trousers and holding a double-barrelled gun, said she felt safer taking up arms against the Meiteis.

From Reuters

Alderton denied one count of possession of a firearm - a double-barrelled shotgun - with intent to cause fear of violence to another person.

From BBC

A double-barrelled shotgun was used in the shooting that happened on the first day back at school after the summer holidays.

From BBC

A teenager who shot a boy in the face with a double-barrelled shotgun has been found guilty of attempted murder.

From BBC

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